Oxygen tube support strap

Abstract

A device particularly for use with a nasal cannula for holding oxygen tubes in place on a user's head free of the ears thus avoiding chafing. The device includes a head strap having loops to hold the oxygen tubes.

I claim as my invention: 
     
       1. In combination with a nasal cannula having tubes adapted to be draped over the ears of the user; strap means formed entirely of a pressure-fastening fabric, said strap means extending from above one ear of the user, across the top of the user's head and ending above the other ear of the user, the ends of said strap being adapted to be looped back adjacent said strap means to provide a loop above each ear of the user, means holding said tubes within the loops formed between said strap means and said ends so as to substantially prevent sliding movement of said tubes through said loops, said means including fastening tabs of double surfaced mating fabric material provided near said ends, the lengths of the portion of said strap means forming each of said loops, being substantially equal to the circumference of one of said tubes so as to hold said tubes between said strap means and said ends, to substantially prevent sliding movement of said tubes through said loops. 
     
     
       2. The combination of claim 1 in which said tabs are releasably fastened to said strap means whereby the location of said tabs on the strap means are adjustable. 
     
     
       3. The combination of claim 1 in which said pressure-fastening fabric is continuous on said strap means whereby said strap means can be tightened on said tubes in holding relationship.